Château Marquis d'Alesme 2018
Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£257.13
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 14.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2025 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2040 |
| Grapes: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc | |
Critic scores
95+ RP, 94 NM, 94 AG, 97 JD, 93 JA
Critic reviews
"The 2018 Marquis d'Alesme Becker is from the lieu-dit Les Terrasses de Margaux. The blend is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc, and it has 14.5% alcohol. It was aged for 18 months in 65% new and 35% two-year-old barrels. Deep garnet-purple colored, it needs considerable swirling to unlock notes of ripe blackcurrants, wild blueberries and Morello cherries, plus suggestions of violets, star anise, underbrush and Sichuan pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate is charged with energy, featuring loads of red and black fruit preserves layers and a finely grained texture, finishing long and mineral tinged."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 2021, RobertParker.com
"The 2018 Marquis d’Alesme (the Becker is only noted on the back label!) has a beautiful and very pure bouquet of violet-tinged black fruit, crushed rock and India ink scents, all very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and a velvety-smooth texture that lingers. Plush and extraordinarily harmonious, and one of the purest 2018s you will find on the Left Bank."
Neal Martin, March 2021, Vinous.com
"The 2018 Marquis d'Alesme is a very silky, elegant wine. Sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, dried flowers and mint are laced throughout this wonderfully nuanced Margaux. Bright red berry fruit, mid-weight structure and silky tannins add to an impression of total finesse. The 2018 is so impressive, even in the early going."
Antonio Galloni March 2021, Vinous.com
"The vintage character comes through in the evident rosemary and black pepper spice. There are impressive layers of coffee bean, raspberry and black cherry fruits, and a swirl of smoked cedar, brioche and patisserie cream. Fermentation temperature was kept to 26°C to ensure gentle extraction after the hot summer, but the tannins feel just a little over-emphasied at this point, definitely needs more time in bottle. Marjolaine de Coninck technical director, owner Nathalie Perrodo. Harvest September 25 to October 12. 65% new oak."
Jane Anson, March 2023, JaneAnson.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 2021, RobertParker.com
"The 2018 Marquis d’Alesme (the Becker is only noted on the back label!) has a beautiful and very pure bouquet of violet-tinged black fruit, crushed rock and India ink scents, all very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and a velvety-smooth texture that lingers. Plush and extraordinarily harmonious, and one of the purest 2018s you will find on the Left Bank."
Neal Martin, March 2021, Vinous.com
"The 2018 Marquis d'Alesme is a very silky, elegant wine. Sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, dried flowers and mint are laced throughout this wonderfully nuanced Margaux. Bright red berry fruit, mid-weight structure and silky tannins add to an impression of total finesse. The 2018 is so impressive, even in the early going."
Antonio Galloni March 2021, Vinous.com
"The vintage character comes through in the evident rosemary and black pepper spice. There are impressive layers of coffee bean, raspberry and black cherry fruits, and a swirl of smoked cedar, brioche and patisserie cream. Fermentation temperature was kept to 26°C to ensure gentle extraction after the hot summer, but the tannins feel just a little over-emphasied at this point, definitely needs more time in bottle. Marjolaine de Coninck technical director, owner Nathalie Perrodo. Harvest September 25 to October 12. 65% new oak."
Jane Anson, March 2023, JaneAnson.com
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